The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

What is the origin of signs? The
earliest ms are certainly heral hc.
We have still in many villages the
$50 and-so Arms with the shield of
the lord of the manor emblazOned d
upon 1t, with all its quaruerlngs, Or
we have the Il; ID Lion, or the White
Hart, or the swan. all either crests
or cOgnizances Of family, or OF a
sovereign or Queen. The Swan sig
is SAID to date from Anne of Cltves /;
the White Hart was the badge OF
Richard H., and inns with thi. 81 IN
probably were erected in that reign,
an have retained this sign un>
changed since. We know of Inn3
under the name of the Rose, which
there can be little question came in
to life as hostelries in the time of
the YOIkistS and LancastrIanS. The
heat Sheaf was theBurleigh badge
the elephant that OF beaumon',
the Bulls Head vas boieyn cog
nizance, the Blue Boar the badge
Of the De Tere' the Earis of Ok
for1. the Green Dragon OF the Earls
Of Pembroke, the Falcon of the
Marquis of Winchester. 1t does not,
no Sever. follow that TIL, inns that
have these signs date from the per-
iods when, let Us cay, Anne Boley Il
was Queen, because they bear the
token of the bulls head. or FROM the
reign of Queen Elizaseth, wheo
Burleigh was In power, because of
the wheat sheaf, for il will not un~
frequently be found that they take
their titles and signs from much
more Dcal origin, the coat or coghiz
ance of the squire who holds the
manor. There was a reason for lis
he inn was originally the place
whete the true landlord, /. e.-tl G
lord of the manOr-received his
guests, and every traveller WIS his
guest. In Iceland at the present
day there is but one inn at K ,yk-
jauik. the capital, and that is kept
by a Dane. The traveller in the is
land goes to any farmhouse or par
sOnage and is taken in. Indeed, by
law a traveller cannot be refused
hospitality. When he leaves he
either makes q present Of money or
OF something e,se that will be valued,
but this Is q present, and not pay~
ment. In many parts of TYrol il l.
much the same. The excursionlst
is put up at the priests house. The
writer has been thus received, among
other place 8. as Heili2 krsutz, in the
Oetz Tnal. Ia the e.ening the room
the cures parlcr-waS filled with
peasants who asked for wine, and
we're supplied. Wien they left they
put money in the hand of the pas
tors sister while he, smoking his
pipe, looked out of the window.
When .he writer left next morning g
the same farce was enacted. Fur
ther up the same valley is Vent
where again the cure receives travel
ers AMI his sister receives payment
but there definite charge Is made,
hut at Heiligkreu'z what was given
was accepted as present. The
priests who entertain do not oI
! course hang up signs over th'H
doors. The pastor is supposed =" be
! given to hospitality, and would give
OF his all freely and cheerfully If ht
could afford it. nut of late years a
! travellers have become more nuner
ouS his pittance fras become smaller
50 that hi. hospitality can 70 longe
be gratuitous. In the old romance'
of chivalry we read of traveller:
always seeking the castle Of some
knight. and asking, almost demand
inL, lodging ard entertainment.--
| CornhUt.